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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 enables the development and management of application integration within and between organizations using the universal standard of XML. BizTalk Server 2000 provides comprehensive process management and is a platform for reliable business document interchange and business processes integration.

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000

Businesses are striving to streamline operations while improving customer satisfaction. Automating business processes, such as supply chain transactions, in a business-to-business e-commerce solution, accomplishes both - reducing costs by minimizing human intervention and improving communication with customers by enabling information self-service and by improving the accuracy of that information. Microsoft® BizTalk™ Server facilitates this new way of transacting business in a variety of scenarios.

Trading Partner Integration

Trading partners rarely share the same internal systems. This makes the process of conducting business a largely manual operation. BizTalk Server enables seamless, automated information interchange between two or more trading partners. This includes the ability to do traditional electronic document interchange over the Internet, integrating supply chains across multiple organizations, order management, invoicing, and shipping coordination.

Automated Procurement

For companies looking at solutions for managing their procurement infrastructure, BizTalk Server allows order tracking and is an ideal solution for automating MRO purchases. These are items such as Maintenance services, Repair of equipment, and Operating supplies such as desks, office supplies, etc. These purchases are high-maintenance, high human overhead that are fundamental to business operations but not an integral part of the sell-side of the business.

End-to-End Business Process Integration (BPI)

BPI can be thought of as trading partner integration and automated procurement plus. In the simplest form it allows business to link any of their multiple business processes. This includes ERP integration, such as JD Edwards to Baan, SAP to Peoplesoft, etc., as well as web-based commerce solutions such as Microsoft Commerce Server 2000. It also allows for integration with legacy systems.

 
 




 

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